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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "choose between my body and my world standing" as the competition persists for a position in the upcoming January Australian Open main event.

While the standard WTA Tour season is finished, there are still standing points to be won in South American nations, regional locations, multiple sites and European destinations.

The female participant roster for the initial Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be based on the global standings of 8 December, which could present a difficult choice for competitors close to the qualification line.

Injury Concerns

Previous British number one Boulter tore an abductor in her final event of the year in Hong Kong last month, and is now evaluating whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in French locations, the European nation, in the initial week of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the situation she would need to achieve at least three matches in Angers to enhance her standing, means she may well end up not playing.

Contrasting Methods

In comparison, male athletes are not experiencing the equivalent predicament, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open entry list will be drawn up from present week's standings, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding standing calculation.

The modification is aimed at preventing competitors from pursuing position points during what is fundamentally the off-season.

Coaching Changes

This year has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 professional major tournament games and currently parted ways with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy partnership in which she secured multiple WTA titles.

"Biljana is an outstanding trainer, and an exceptionally good individual as well, which makes things very difficult," Boulter said.

The search for a new trainer is currently ongoing, seeking a professional who has elite background as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a world-class player.

Career Objectives

"Going forward with a different trainer, one thing I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be a professional who has considerable knowledge in how to succeed to the peak performance of this profession," she said.

"I've been placed as elevated as 23 and I believe I can climb back to that position. I don't think my performance has disappeared, I think the reliability needs to improve.

"My aim is not simply to be ranked fifty, forty, 30, 20 - we've achieved that. The goal is to be inside 20."